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A SWANKY BAR TO MATCH THE CITY Vessel, Seattle

1312 5th Ave Seattle, WA 98101, (206) 352-5222 www.vesselseattle.com

Does Vessel serve the best cocktails this side of the Space Needle? It’s a close run thing, certainly. Taking its name from the ships once manufactured by the owners of the historic Skinner Building, this is smart little bar that knows a thing or two about drinks. Attracting an upmarket, downtown crowd, this contemporary and elegant two level lounge bar has an awful lot going for it. The drinks come care of mixologist Jamie Boudreau and manage to be highly inventive while still showing a canny grasp of the cocktail’s rich history. Some lovely design touches – quirky cutlery and lighting – just add to the bar’s overall appeal. It’s clear that the details matter a great deal here. The atmosphere is refined without being reverential. This is no temple, rather an attractive, welcoming bar where one can while away an evening drinking very, very good drinks indeed. courtesy worldsbestbar.com

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DOCTOR APPROVED The Detox

In 2010 its all about healthy living and purifying your body...at least until we get tired of counting the calories and diet menus. For those of us who haven't enrolled at our local gym, gone for a colonics session, or started some weird broccoli and prune juice liquid diet, then here's a refreshing alternative to jumpstart the healthy kick for 2010 while "getting you liquor on" at the same time. Nothing like getting a good buzz from your work out.

The Detox
3 oz vodka (I used Martin Ryan)
2 oz fresh lemon juice
1 oz honey-rosemary syrup (see recipe near bottom of this post)
dash cayenne pepper
For the rim: cayenne, puebla chile powder, and date sugar (recipe below)

Glass: cocktail glass
Tools: shaker, strainer

Rub a lemon slice along the outer rim of the cocktail glass and dip it in the chile and date sugar mixture. Pour the other ingredients in a cocktail shaker filled with ice and shake until well chilled. Strain, enjoy, and repeat until your system is fully cleansed.

To make the rim mixture simply blend together 3-4 tbsp date sugar (found at most health food stores) with 1 tsp puebla chile powder and 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper. If you're spice averse you can exclude the cayenne pepper on the rim, since there'll already be a dash of it in the cocktail.

image courtsey of Vanessa Bahmani over at UMAMIMART

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